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Questions to ask your kids to help them Check out these Thanksgiving books instill a heart of gratitude. in our children’s library!

Who did you help today? • Thanksgiving Graces by Mark Kimball Moulton

Who was kind to you today? • The Fantastic Gifts of Fall by Dandi Daley Mackall Who or what made you happy today? • God Gave Us Thankful Hearts by Lisa Tawn Bergren Where did you see God at work today? • Give Thanks by Kathryn O’Brien What are you most thankful for today? • Thankful Together by Holly Davis

• My Thanksgiving Prayer by Crystal Bowman

• Thank You for Thanksgiving by Dandi Daley Mackall

• Thanksgiving at Our House by P.K. Hallinan

• GraceFull by Dorena Williamson

Thanksgiving in a Different Country Lucas, Levi and Annika are currently back in the states but we asked them to share a little about what Thanksgiving looks like for them while they are overseas!

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving overseas? Our family celebrates Thanksgiving but the people in K don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Lucas – Pumpkin pie. Levi – None of them. Annika – All the things.

Do you have any family traditions? We usually do a tradition where we put a laminated paper tree and leaves on our kitchen wall and write things we’re thankful for all of November. We also raised two turkeys one year and butchered them for our Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.

What are you thankful for? Lucas – I’m thankful for our house and animals. Levi – I’m thankful that we get to have a family vacation later this month. Annika – I’m thankful for food.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful Praise the LORD! to me, Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take for his steadfast love endures forever! refuge, Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, till the storms of destruction pass by. or declare all his praise? I cry out to God Most High, Blessed are they who observe justice, to God who fulfills his purpose for who do righteousness at all times! me. He will send from heaven and save me; Psalm 106:1-3 he will put to shame him who tram- ples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! My heart is steadfast, O God, Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! my heart is steadfast! Know that the Lord, he is God! I will sing and make melody! It is he who made us, and we are his; Awake, my glory! we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Awake, O harp and lyre! Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! I will awake the dawn! Give thanks to him; bless his name! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, For the Lord is good; among the peoples; his steadfast love endures forever, I will sing praises to you among the and his faithfulness to all generations. nations. Psalm 100 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! I will bless the LORD at all times; Let your glory be over all the earth! his praise shall continually be in Psalm 57:1-3; 7-11 my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! Praise the LORD, all nations! I sought the LORD, and he answered Extol him, all peoples! me For great is his steadfast love and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, toward us, and their faces shall never be and the faithfulness of ashamed. the LORD endures forever. Psalm 34:1-5 Praise the LORD! Psalm 117

Prayer Calendar and Memory Verse Memory Verse: I Peter 2:10—Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 Pray for a 2 Pray TAG! 3 Pray all the 4 Pray we have 5 Pray we are a fuller under- kids fall in love Hansens would hope and don’t people charac- standing of who with the Word be effective give in to des- terized by Jesus is. of God. witnesses for pair. prayer. That it the Lord. is our first re- sponse.

6 Jesus Christ 7 Pray David & 8 Pray we are 9 Praise God 10 Pray each 11 Pray those 12 Pray those - the only Be- Tonya are bold quick to share that everytime of us are obedi- would shop at hearing Christ- gotten Son, the and loving in the gospel to a believer dies, ent to be used WITS who en- mas carols have Beloved of the sharing God's those around another Child is of God in our counter the hearts open to Father, who plan of salva- us. safely home. church. Savior there. hear the truth died for us. tion. contained in them.

13 Jesus Christ 14 Pray fami- 15 Pray for an 16 Pray those 17 Pray kids 18 Pray those 19 Pray those - the Alpha & lies keep their opportunity to attending My- receiving in prison find with SonSet Omega, who focus on Christ share Christ's ers' church Christmas box- the freedom & radios would was, and who is & don't get love with the would grow in es come to light available hear & receive and who is to stressed out by poor. their knowledge know the Sav- to them in Je- the truth of come!! Christmas. of God's char- ior. sus. God. acter.

20 Jesus 21 Pray God 22 Pray many 23 Pray God 24 Pray for a 25 He came. 26 Pray for Christ - The would use you Jews will come would heal the heart that Don't ever lose wisdom in your Last Adam who to show His to see Jesus as broken hearted wants to be the wonder & use of time & dealt with our love to someone their Messiah. & be their com- with God as awe of that. money. sin problem. hurting. fort & much as He de- strength. sires to be with us.

27 Jesus 28 Pray those 29 Pray for a 30 Pray God 31 Pray we Christ - the in military & renewed sense would search & would live lives Firstborn in the police force of what God purify your of faith and not family of the stand against has called you heart & that fear, glorifying Children of the hatred to do. you would be our God. God. around them. cooperative.

Behind the Scenes Keeping 4VEH on the air! November 6, 2020

The transmitter in the picture is going to Haiti to serve as a spare for radio station 4VEH. This will keep the "Evangelistic Voice of Haiti" on the air when their current transmitter needs repair.

This transmitter is the same as their current transmitter so they already know how to take care of it. It needs to be opened, cleaned and repaired now and then. This will allow all trans- mitter work to be done during the day rather than at night.

I see on their web site that 80% of adults in Haiti are unable to read. Long distance AM radio reaches across the miles delivering daily help and eternal hope to communities in rural, isolated areas across the mountains. Radio is a very cost-effective way to reach and disciple people in Haiti. Even with the growth of internet use, radio is still the #1 source of information in Hai- ti.

Thank you for your part in keeping us at SonSet Solutions where the Lord has provided a shop and special connections for working on transmitters like this one.

Tim Zook, Broadcast Services Department Technician SonSet Solutions +1 574.970.4252 Ext. 236 http://sonsetsolutions.org Technology for abundant life!

Back in Ecuador - Zook Update We have been so THANKFUL

to be back in Ecuador

Dakota is such a joy! Thanks to everyone who is praying for him. We continue to thank God for his good health and development! Our favorite thing right now is that he is laughing, which is so adorable!

Thank you to everyone who donated toward our car pur- chase. We have already been able to use it SO MUCH for ministry and personally during this COVID pandemic to get out of the city into nature.

Ministry Examples:

- Josh was able to drive the Casa Adalia women and children to El Refugio, a retreat center, for a weekend away of refreshment and connection. - Some ESME staff members took the car to a town 6 hours away in order to do a home visit to a for- mer Casa Adalia woman and her family who experienced a sudden death in the family and live in extreme poverty. - Josh spends time each week with the Casa Adalia children and is able to take them to different parks. They even did a scavenger treasure hunt one day!

Christmas is approaching and we are gearing up for AMADAS Christmas Outreach Parties once again for people in prostitution. Normally our prep includes a whole pro- gram for large groups of women (picture above of me last year in the program). This year, we are working on creative solutions to still do events, but with COVID biosecu- rity measures in place. It will look a lot different but we are determined to do it in crea- tive and new ways!

How can you help??? 1) PRAY - for creativity, protection, provision and above all that God would prepare hearts to receive his love. 2) GIVE - We rely on donations in order to make this outreach possible. We will still be making personal connections, sharing a message of hope, offering prayer and giv- ing a gift.

This is our nanny, Cisa, who helps us dur- ing the week with Dakota. This has been Our first date out since getting back! Grandma Miller such a huge blessing as we both have our ministry roles and responsibilities. She got to come visit! loves him so much and says she is his latin Grandma!! We are thankful that hav- ing help like this is affordable here since we don't have family that live close.

Our little packer fan!

SO MANY ANSWERED PRAYERS:

- Safe and smooth travel back to Ecuador - All of us have been healthy We have been enjoying getting together outside and - Our car! distanced with friends. This couple, Katelynn & Byron - Provision for our daily needs have a son just 3 months older than Dakota named Riv- er. It was so fun to see them interact. PLEASE PRAY FOR:

- Continued health for the three of us - Community in the time of COVID and with social distancing - Wisdom for Hannah as she leads the ESME (End Slavery Ministries Ecuador) team - Continued opportunities for connection and mentorship for Josh with AAI students even though school is online - The official paperwork for the purchase of the car to be finalized along with other paperwork need- ed on the car